Legal Question in Criminal Law in Virginia
Treason
Is Illegal to say that you want to kill the President of the United States without taking any further action? Thus is the phrase in itself a crime or is it protected by the right to free speech?
Asked on 2/03/05, 1:07 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael Hendrickson
Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson
Re: Treason
Yes, for your purposes, you should consider such utterances in and of themselves illegal, per se, and a violation of federal if not state law and to which no First Amendment protections attach.
Answered on 2/05/05, 10:01 am
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